-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Florian Kulzer wrote:
> Check the syslog or dmesg output for messages from the tg3 driver. Command "dmesg|grep tg3" returns the following: [ 2.310795] tg3.c:v3.92.1 (June 9, 2008) [ 55.476397] tg3: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 55.476397] tg3: eth0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX. [ 1971.865574] tg3: eth0: Link is down. [ 2083.876231] tg3: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 2083.876231] tg3: eth0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX. [ 3508.072362] tg3: eth0: Link is down. [ 5197.891833] tg3: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. [ 5197.891833] tg3: eth0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX. > Make > sure the reason is not simply a bad port in a switch or a flaky cable, > i.e. unplug the desktop, connect the thinkpad to the very same cable and > compare the download/upload speed. The cable I tried with the D-Link card is the same one which I am using successfully with the built-in card. As for my desktop, unfortunately it is not usable at the moment. About two months ago I upgraded it fromm Etch to Etchandahalf, whereupon in short order it became unusable. I don't know whether to reinstall Etch on it, or install Lenny, which of course is still in testing. I certainly long for the stability of Sarge. Check the output of /sbin/ifconfig > for errors and dropped packages. For eth0, the built-in LAN card, this command shows no dropped packages and no errors. > Did you use the D-Link card with Linux on the older laptops? If so, with > which driver and which version of the kernel? Which kernel do you use > now? Yes, this card works in my P2 Toshiba laptop, which I still have, with Etch and kernel 2.6.18. Now, on the ThinkPad I have Lenny and kernel 2.6.26-1-686. > The success or failure of creating the eth1 device is independent of the > entries in /etc/network/interfaces. It seems that in your case eth1 is > not created, probably because your kernel cannot find a driver for LAN > part of the card. Run > > tail -fn0 /var/log/syslog > > plug in the card, wait at least 30 seconds, post the output here. Oct 27 22:50:31 R61 kernel: [47405.522147] pccard: PCMCIA card inserted into slot 0 Oct 27 22:50:31 R61 kernel: [47405.522737] pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia0.0 Oct 27 22:50:31 R61 kernel: [47405.574642] eth%d: pcnet_reset_8390() did not complete. Oct 27 22:50:31 R61 kernel: [47405.584724] pcnet_cs: unable to read hardware net address for io base 0x6300 Oct 27 22:50:31 R61 kernel: [47405.682638] eth%d: pcnet_reset_8390() did not complete. Oct 27 22:50:31 R61 kernel: [47405.690638] pcnet_cs: unable to read hardware net address for io base 0x6300 Regards, Ken Heard, Toronto -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkkGhBAACgkQlNlJzOkJmTeehQCdHp6BAylv+zjTG9oZXguVnM3C ibUAn1XslVypeTkooimRrnSXdassiH+p =gfnk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
